Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, November 29, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"Canada Post says possible strike won't stop holiday mail" CBC, 11/28/04
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/11/28/canadapost041128.html

"Managers buy out struggling QXL" BBC, 11/26/04
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4044889.stm

"QXL in £12m management buyout," By Rhys Blakely, Times, 11/26/04
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1376140,00.html

"eBay.com.my is here ... softly does it," by Chee Yih Yang, The Star, 11/25/04
http://www.star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/11/25/technology/9478137&sec=technology

"eBay virtual marketplace at M’sian website," By Mary Anne Tan, TheEdgeDaily, 11/29/04
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_7ed9d9af-cb73c03a-10980e70-bf3c6798

"Taxman's watchful eye on eBay trade," by Ronnie Ludwig, The Scotsman, 11/27/04
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=1362202004

"My True Love Sniped for Me...," Wall Street Journal, 11/26/04
Paid subscription required.
(Direct link not available, do a search on WSJ.com for eBay)

"Savvy merchants set up eBay shops: Devoted fans of online auction are making a living off buying and selling at cyber-bazaar," By Madhusmita Bora, IndyStar.com, 11/26/04
http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/197622-8088-223.html

"Amazon Announces Top-Selling Holiday Products," Amazon Press Release, 11/26/04
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=IROL-NewsText&t=Regular&id=647614&

"Call for crackdown on touts using eBay," By Mark Prigg, ThisIsLondon, 11/29/04
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/15001302?source=Evening%20Standard

"Ex-IBM employees polishing new software for eBay jewelry auctioning," By Stephen Pounds, Palm Beach Post, 11/29/04
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2004/11/29/a3bz_pg3jewelwiz_1129.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"What's not in your wallet?: STATE HOLDS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY THAT COULD BE YOURS" (AP), Kentucky.com, 11/29/04
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/10293030.htm

"Virgin Mary sandwich to tour the U.S." (UPI), Washington Times, 11/26/05
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041126-061627-8539r.htm

"Bits of Chicago to be up for sale on eBay Dec. 2-16," By Tara Burghart (AP), Seattle Times, 11/26/04
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002101162_ebay26.html

"Students put university on eBay" BBC, 11/25/04
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/4040777.stm

"Blogger Puts Himself Up for Auction on eBay" Press Release, PRLeap.com, 11/28/04
http://www.prleap.com/pr_2311.html

"The Thomas Crown Affair, eBay and me," by Gillian Glover, The Scotsman, 11/26/04
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/s2.cfm?id=1356772004

"Signed Marilyn Monroe nude up for e-auction: Good buy Norma Jean," by Robert Jaques, vnunet.com, 11/25/04
http://www.pcw.co.uk/news/1159654 "eBay users go mad for basketball punch-up memorabilia," by Ina Fried, Silicon.com, 11/25/04
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39126119,00.htm

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Man pleads guilty to eBay fraud," Puget Sound Business Journal, 11/25/04
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2004/11/22/daily20.html

"Stolen post box appeared on eBay," by Sue Skinner, EDP24, 11/25/04
http://digbig.com/4cepp

Miscellaneous

"Small Wineries Seek To Ship Across State Lines," by Robert S. Greenberger, Wall Street Journal, 11/24/04
Paid subscription required.
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110125431650282454,00.html?mod=e%2Dcommerce%5Fprimary%5Fhs

"Store connects Goleta to eBay," by Jeff Jones, Goleta Valley Voice
http://www.goletavalleyvoice.com/cgi-bin/business/readarticle.cgi?article=467

"Postal service prepares for holiday rush," By Cynthia R. Nelson, Courier-Post, 11/29/04
http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/business/b112904b.htm

"Postal Service Offers Free Shipping Materials for Military Families," By Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service, 11/23/04
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2004/n11232004_2004112312.html